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Fun In The Mud Once Again In Boryeong [Jul 04, 2008]
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You don't need to be reminded twice of
the Boryeong Mud Festival that starts from
July 12 to 20 this year on the west coast of Daecheon Beach in
Chungcheongnam-do (South Chungcheong Province).
All the fun of the previous years -- mudslide, mud massage, mud
wrestling, mud beauty ...
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Float Into The World Of White Lotus Flowers [Jul 04, 2008]
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Imagine a moonlit garden filled with white lotus
flowers. Now hold on to that thought for the 7th Haso Baekryon
White Lotus Festival, which will open its lotus garden this weekend
at Gimje, Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla province). The 66,000 square
meter space will boast thousands of white ...
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Song Hye-kyo To Widen Her Clout In The Asian Market [Jul 04, 2008]
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Korean actress Song Hye-kyo is gearing up to do more
acting and other activities on the Asian market.
According to the film magazine Variety, the 26-year-old Song
recently signed a contract with Hong Koand and Taiwan-based Stella
Entertainment to target the Asian public in ...
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Shin Hye-sung's Japanese Fan Club Goes Online [Jul 04, 2008]
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Japanese fans will be happy to hear that Shinhwa member and
soloist Shin Hye-sung's website entitled "Always HYESUNG" went
online at 3pm on July 1st.
"Shin Hye-sung carved out a spot for himself in the Japanese pop
industry after successfully concluding his first solo concert ...
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Park Min-young Transforms For KBS "Hometown Legends" [Jul 04, 2008]
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Actress Park Min-young returns to the small screen in the 9-year
comeback of KBS 2TV's "Hometown Legends." Park will play a
Gumiho.
The 2008 "Gumiho" is based on the story of the Gumiho-bloodline
throughout the generations, and no one knows who will transform
into ...
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World Taekwondo Culture Expo To Open [Jul 03, 2008]
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The second World Taekwondo Culture Expo is to open for
eight days from July 4 to 11 at Jeonju and Muju County of
Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla Province).
Some 2,000 people from 50 nations are to take part in the event
sponsored by the World Taekwondo Federation, Kukkiwon and other
related ...
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Song Hye-kyo Teams Up With Michelle Yeoh [Jul 03, 2008]
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Hallyu star Song Hye-kyo teams up with Michelle Yeoh from
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Memories of a Geisha" fame to
target the Asian public.
According to the film magazine "Variety," Song recently signed a
contract with Stella Entertainment, located near ...
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Korean Singers To Participate In 'Hallyu Music Festival' In Japan [Jul 03, 2008]
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The popularity of young Korean singers are soaring in Asia,
especially in Japan.
The Korea Japan Cultural Exchange said it plans to invite some
of Korea's most talented artists to the "Hallyu Music Festival"
slated to be held September 3 in Shibuya, Tokyo. Among the ...
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Yanghwajin, A Small Pilgrimage In Korea [Jul 02, 2008]
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The history of protestant Christianity in Korea
stretches back more than a century, and if there are any places in
the country that could be easily associated with the word
?ilgrimage?this place would definitely make the list.
Welcome to Yanghwajin Foreigners' Cemetery in ...
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BoA's 'Valenti' To Be Featured In Japanese Musical [Jul 02, 2008]
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BoA's hit song "Valenti" will be featured in a Japanese
musical.
Japan's leading entertainment company Avex said it will begin
producing a musical entitled "Pieces of the Heart" to celebrate its
20th founding anniversary.
The musical, which will be staged at the ...
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Actor Lee Jun-ki Donates Cosmetics Modeling Fee To Cancer Patients [Jul 02, 2008]
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Lee Jun-ki, who currently stars in the SBS drama series
"Iljimae," has decided to donate the entire bulk of his modeling
fee paid by cosmetics brand VOV to children with cancer.
Lee's management agency said Lee was recently chosen as the male
model for the Korean ...
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Beach To Open Near Mt. Geumgang In N. Korea [Jul 01, 2008]
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Hyundai Asan, the South Korean operator
of tours to North Korea, said it would open a beach near Mt.
Geumgang from July 10 to August 18 to attract more South Korean
tourists to the scenic region during the hot summer season.
Hyundai Asan said it will open the Geumgang-san ...
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Drama 'Iljimae' On SBS Parodies Na Hoona's Press Conference [Jul 01, 2008]
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The popular drama series 'Iljimae' recently parodied the
controversial press conference of singer Na Hoona.
In the June 26th episode, a high-ranking official named Byeon
Shik summons his men to the meeting room and storms at them for
humiliating him. When his men feign ...
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Taean Makes Comeback From Massive Oil Spill [Jun 30, 2008]
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It was like nothing had happened. There it was, the
sandy beach of Mallipo gleaming and fishing ships plying peacefully
through the light blue sea. The scene was such a contrast to back
in last December that I had to blink my eyes, looking for traces of
grease.
On December 7, 2007, the whole ...
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Actor Kang Ji-hwan's Japanese Online Fan Club Opens [Jun 30, 2008]
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The official Japanese fan club website for actor Kang Ji-hwan
was recently launched (http://www.kangjihwan.jp,
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/kangjihwan).
Kang Ji-hwan's management agency Jambo entertainment said that,
with the actor's rising popularity in Japan, it decided ...
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Big Bang's Dae Sung Cast As Rum Tum Tugger In Musical 'Cats' [Jun 30, 2008]
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Big Bang member Dae Sung has been cast in the musical
"Cats."
Big Bang's management agency YG Entertainment recently announced
that Dae Sung was recently cast in Cats as the sexy rebel cat "Rum
Tum Tugger."
Since its debut in 1981, Cats has been staged in 30 ...
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E-culture Event To Celebrate Korean IT Culture [Jun 27, 2008]
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The Seoul e-culture festival,
the first public event to celebrate the country's IT culture, will
make its debut in Seoul Plaza, City Hall for two days on July 7 and
8. E-culture aims to bring the usual offline activities of arts and
other performances into the online scene to suggest a whole ...
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Two Koreas To Unite At Taekwondo Festival [Jun 27, 2008]
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The 10th World Taekwondo Festival opens in the first
week of July from July 1 to 6. The annual event, hosted by Chung
Cheong University and managed by the Organizing Committee of the
World Taekwondo Festival, will be held on the campus of that school
in Cheongju City, Chungbuk-do (North ...
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"The Host" Sequel Set For China [Jun 27, 2008]
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"The Host" was a Korean box office blockbuster directed by Bong
Jun-ho and, while its Korean sequel is in the works, a Chinese
sequel is also in its early stages.
Last week, Chungeorahm Films met with director Ning Hao, his
production company Stone Man Films, and ...
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Melee Between Monday-Tuesday Dramas [Jun 27, 2008]
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The TV drama "Every Night," starring Kim Sun-a and Lee Dong-gun,
took over the time slot of the MBC hit production "Lee San" with
safe 10% ratings.
According to the ratings research company TNS Media Korea,
"Every Night" recorded national ratings of 11.6% for its ...
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